MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 22, 2018 /CNW/ - Ceres Global Ag Corp. (TSX:
CRP) ("Ceres" or the "Company") today announced it has received
BNSF Railway Company ("BNSF") site certification status at the
Company's Northgate Terminal.
"The Northgate Terminal is one of only 12 certified sites in
North America that have been
accepted into the BNSF industrial site certification program," said
Robert Day, President and Chief
Executive Officer at Ceres. "The goal of the program is to identify
those sites within BNSF's network with high potential for
development of various types of facilities, including business
parks, logistics centers and other rail-serviced sites. Northgate's
strategic location in southeast Saskatchewan on the Canada/U.S. border, combined with the ability
to handle multiple commodities have laid the groundwork for
expansion. We consider Northgate one of North America's leading logistics hubs, and
with BNSF site certification, we are well equipped to continue to
grow our operations there."
In addition to BNSF site certification, the Northgate Terminal
has also become certified under the Customs Trade Partnership
Against Terrorism ("CTPAT"), a program managed by U.S. Customs and
Border Protection. The CTPAT is a voluntary public-private
partnership program meant to strengthen international supply
chains.
Mr. Day commented, "Receiving CTPAT certification is a
significant step for Ceres. It allows for the movement of
additional products through Northgate and helps to improve the
economics of the terminal. Through certification, we have committed
to work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to protect the
supply chain and implement best practices. We are confident
that our participation in the CTPAT program will provide access for
both existing and new product lines to a more diverse set of buyers
in the U.S. and other countries, and lead to an increase in
opportunities for our valued customers."
About Ceres Global Ag Corp. (ceresglobalagcorp.com)
Through our network of commodity logistics centers and team of
industry experts, Ceres procures and provides North American
agricultural commodities & value-added products, industrial
products, fertilizer, energy products and reliable supply chain
logistics services to customers worldwide.
Ceres operates five locations, Duluth,
MN; Minneapolis, MN;
Shakopee, MN; Northgate,
Saskatchewan; and Port Colborne, Ontario, and is headquartered
in Minneapolis, MN. Our facilities
throughout North America have an
aggregate grain and oilseed storage capacity of approximately 29.7
million bushels.
Ceres also has a 50% interest in Savage Riverport LLC, a joint
venture with Consolidated Grain and Barge Co. ("CGB"), a 25%
interest in Stewart Southern Railway Inc., a short-line railway
located in southeast Saskatchewan
with a range of 130 kilometers, and a 17% interest in Canterra Seed
Holdings Ltd, a Canadian-based seed development company.
Cautionary Notice: This news release contains
"forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities legislation and United States securities laws. Forward-looking
information may include, but is not limited to, statements
regarding future operations and results, anticipated business
prospects and financial performance of Ceres and its subsidiaries,
including the plans, costs, timing and capital for the further
development of the Northgate Commodities Logistics Centre,
expectations or projections about the future, strategies and goals
for growth, expected and future cash flows, costs, planned capital
expenditures, regulatory change, general economic political and
market conditions anticipated capital projects, construction and
completion dates, operating and financial results, critical
accounting estimates, the expected financial and operational
consequences of future commitments. Generally,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
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expect", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates",
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"believes", "may have implications" or variations of such words and
phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results
"may", "could", "would", "might", or "will be taken", "occur", or
"be achieved". Forward-looking information is based on the opinions
and estimates of management at the date the information is made,
and is based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of
risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
events or results to differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking information. Key assumptions upon which such
forward-looking information is based are listed in the
"Forward-Looking Information" section of the MD&A for the
period ended March 31, 2018. Many
such assumptions are based on factors and events that are not
within the control of Ceres and there is no assurance they will
prove to be correct. Factors that could cause actual results to
vary materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking
information include, among others, risks related to weather,
politics and governments, changes in environmental and other laws
and regulations, competitive factors in agricultural, food
processing and feed sectors, construction and completion of capital
projects, labour, equipment and material costs, access to capital
markets, interest and currency exchange rates, technological
developments, global and local economic conditions, the ability of
Ceres to successfully implement strategic initiatives and whether
such strategic initiatives will yield the expected benefits, the
ability of Ceres to successfully defend the claim by The Scoular
Corporation, the operating performance of the Corporation's assets,
the availability and price of commodities and regulatory
environment, processes and decisions. Although Ceres has attempted
to identify important factors that could cause actual actions,
events or results to differ materially from those described in
forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause
actions, events or results that are not anticipated, estimated or
intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
information. Ceres undertakes no obligation to update
forward-looking information if circumstances or management's
estimates or opinions should change, except as required by
applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking information.
SOURCE Ceres Global Ag Corp.